Specific Anime Recommendation Thread

Hey, guys. I'd like to throw an idea out to you. Sometimes I look around at animes and I think, "Hmmm, I wonder if that's any good?" And then, I find my options are

a) take a chance on a possibly great/horrible/boring/ok show and spend a bunch of hard-earned money

b) go to anime websites and get information overload or worse, find spoilers

or

c) try to watch it on youtube

None of these options are that appealing to me because a is a big chance, b explains itself, and with c I have a limited internet allowance each month and if I go over I pay extra.

So here is my proposition: I ask a question such as, "What do you guys think about Bleach?" or "How is Bleach?" (Don't answer please, I have seen Bleach, it's just an example.) Then somebody answers.

As to the answers, it would be great if nobody provided any spoilers (or if you feel the need to, WARN US), if nobody trolled (cuz nobody likes a troll), and if you could explain why you love/hate the anime instead of just saying, "I LOVE/HATE THAT SHOW!"

Now, I realize that there is an Anime Recommendation Thread, but that is very general. If you are just looking around for an anime to watch and you are not looking for anything in particular, then I suggest you view that thread. However, if you want to watch a specific show and are not sure about it, just come to this thread and pose your question.

i like this idea! i'll help if i can. Option C can be annoying... I've been watching Fruits Basket online (recommended in this group) and am really liking it.... then i decided "hold on, i want to see the rest of this on a normal TV instead of a little box in my browser" now im halfway into FRBA and on hold waiting for my dvds to come in... lol

Fruits Basket is really great, and I would definitely recommend the mangas. The anime only goes to about Volume 8 of the mangas and there are about 24 Volumes, I think....Anyway it's really great, and I'm glad you like it.

I have just started Blue Exorcist. I am three or so episodes in, and I'm lovin' it. So far, there have been no wasted moments, the characters have depth, and the plot is engaging. It has an emotional layer too, so you actually care about what's happening.

This is just going by a few episodes, but seeing as it's a relatively short series, I would expect quality through the rest of it.

I'm kind of unsure about Gintama. I've only seen the first episode (well, most of it). I heard it was really funny, but I kind of just got weirded out and had a couple of chuckles. It was a little surreal, and I had a hard time picking it up. Is it better as you get used to it?

Blue Exorcist has an awesome manga that extends beyond the anime, just so people know. As for a specific recommendation, I would say Star Driver: Takuto of the Radiance. It is a sub-only anime, and can only be online, as far as I know, if you don't want to pay an insane amount of money to have it imported, but it is good. I made a blog about it if you want to know more. Other than that, definitely Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

I think Katekyo Hitman Reborn is definitely getting a second season. They created a series of Vomics (colored-in pages of the manga) that they showed in sequence with voices on TV in Japan. In other words, they already have voice actors for the new characters.